Managing Application Logs

Events that are logged by the application can be downloaded for debugging and troubleshooting purposes. AP discovery log, web log, logs of periodic sync up process such as cluster syncing, license syncing, Backup system syncing, and periodic SZ configuration backup and ND configuration backup processes are the application logs that are available for download. The log files are automatically rotated every 15 minutes to avoid the older log files taking up too much of the disk space.

Complete the following steps to download application logs.

  1. On the menu, go to Admin > Application Logs.
    The Application Logs window is displayed.

    Application Logs Window

  2. You can view the following application log details.

    Application Logs and Status Details

    Field Description
    Logs Type Displays the types of events that are logged by the application. The supported event types that are logged are:
    • Web Logs
    • Periodic SZ Sync Up Process
    • AP Discovery Logs
    • Periodic SZ Config Backup Process
    • Periodic ND Config Backup Process
    • Periodic License Sync Up Process
    Status Displays the status of log status.
    Log Levels Displays the severity level of the log.
    #of Logs Displays the number of logs available for each log type.
  3. Based on the requirement, update the following log settings to filter the logs and click Update to apply the changes:
    • Severity: Filter the logs based on different severity levels such as Error, Warn, Info, Debug, and Silly.
      Note: Silly log is a functionally related SQL syntax record that is used to debug issues.
    • File Size: Specify the log file size.
    • Max number: Specify the maximum log count limit for each log type. The range is from 1 through 10.
  4. Click the icon to refresh the log table.
  5. Download the logs. Logs can be downloaded in the following ways:
    • Download individual logs within each log type: Click the decimal value in the #of Logs column to view the log files. Click the file name of the required log to download individual logs.
    • Download all logs within each log type: Select the required log type and click the icon to download all the log files associated with the log type.
    • Download multiple logs from multiple log types: Select all or multiple log types and click the icon to download all the log files associated with the selected log types.
Parent topic: Performing Administrative Tasks